Places

If you’ve been walking Kits on 4th Avenue since Valentine’s Day, you will have noticed Big Love Balls in store windows up and down the street. Light pink, fuschia pink, purple, white. The heart-happy balls are the work of local artist, Wendy Williams Watt.~ ~ ~ Williams Watt, who is also

‘It’s hull near full, its sail soaked, the little toy boat looked like it would sink. How it missed the boy!’ Yet, in this wonderful 2007 board book – written by Randall de Sève and illustrated by Loren Long, whose drawings you know from The Little Engine That Could –

If you’re strolling the seawall on the night of February 8th, take a look over at the Science World dome. You’ll see its 391 lights and 766 triangles rippling with colour – the Fireworks display – in honour of the Science of Cocktails charity event happening inside. This Sunday, the

You can lift your hat way up when Nelson Mandela calls you the ‘Mozart’ of South Africa. The recipient of Mandela’s praise, stacks of awards and the respect of musicians across the world is pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, and he’s coming to the Chan Centre on February 18th. Ibrahim – who

Only my arteries have fond memories of the fitness instructor who liked to chase us up and down Yew Street. The steep ascent from Kits Beach is better suited to a San Francisco shuffle and a soothing cup of tea. There are plenty of things to admire if you take your time on

Last week, we saw the Vancouver Public Library’s most checked-out books of 2017. What are their Top 10 Canadian checked-out books of all time, well from the last 15 years when they started tracking? Most Borrowed Canadian Adult Books Since 2002 The Corporation. Joel Bakan. 2004 Obasan. Joy Kogawa. 1983

Whether you live in Vancouver or are planning a visit, it’s interesting to see how filmmakers define and capture our different neighbourhoods. Filmmakers with Tourism Vancouver are doing just that with their Very Vancouver Neighbourhoods series. They are working their way through the city, and in so doing capturing many of

The Vancouver Public Library and CBC have revealed the most popular books checked out of the library in 2017. How many of these are on your bedside table? Most Borrowed Fiction 2017 All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr. 2014 Rather Be the Devil, Ian Rankin. 2016 Me Before You, Jojo

On the twenty year anniversary of Harry Potter, it is fitting that we celebrate Kidsbooks, the first Canadian store to sell JK Rowling’s tale of Hermione, Ron and their scarred friend: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Founded by Phyllis Simon in 1983, Vancouver’s Kidsbooks quickly became the go-to spot

Do you like Lord of the Rings? Do you like it enough to watch The Return of the King every single day of the year? Well, you can take a LOTR break on Easter, Thanksgiving, your birthday and Dress Up Your Pet Day. On each of the 361 remaining days, put aside